Spam

Blocked :yes:

Thanks Andy, that's another one cast into the adbot dungeons. {yolkfolk}:delight:

My first PM from a adbot called StopAdmin.

Important message from the forum administration!
Dear(s), gerrywalsh;MargateMan;Adz.M;Mat_Dizzy;Nitro!

A virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http:/*********.**********.com
----------------------------------------------------
Sincerely, Forum Administration https://www.yolkfolk.com.

Like I'm going to believe a pathetic adbot like that one. {yolkfolk}:rollseyes: Still that's another one gone bye bye now and the ban list now has 2 pages! :surprise:

[quote data-userid="74" data-postid="68343"]

Can’t remember, does the site registration have one of those random pic’s ,where you have to type in what it says.

[/quote]

Yes it does, I don't really know how they're still coming in. {yolkfolk}:scratch:

[quote data-userid="3" data-postid="68344"]

Yes it does, I don’t really know how they’re still coming in. {yolkfolk}:scratch:

[/quote]

it's probably a pretty old version, that someone has managed to crack.

[quote data-userid="23" data-postid="68348"]

it’s probably a pretty old version, that someone has managed to crack.

[/quote]

Yeah, But I'm afraid Peter had already beaten you to explaining it :wink: I kinda find it daft that you need a license just to upgrade a forum. :confused:
EDIT: I've been thinking, if I was able to block IP addresses on the forum, maybe it could perhaps tone down the number of bots that sign up or something. :confused:

Just had a PM from LadyRoot, claiming to be from the admin team. {yolkfolk}:sob:

Another of those 'Please click on our link, so we can give you virus' things. {yolkfolk}:scared:

I didn't click the link, of course. {yolkfolk}:rollseyes:

Unfortunately this trouble of each forum. At us too registration goes in manual through the administrator, but also even so they pass. {yolkfolk}:crazy:

It's already blocked, so much for the upgrade locking out the bots {yolkfolk}:meh:

I think some IP adress blocking is in need here, I've been looking at IP adresses of some of the bots that signed up and AlexAdministrator has the same address as StopAdmin that PM'd me a while go.

And I don't have that ability to block those IP addresses.

The IP addresses have been blocked.

the same ip had been used by 8 accounts up to now, which have been banned too.

StopAdmin
AlexModerator
AlexAdmin
ForumAdmin
LadyXAdmin
ModAdministrator
ModerAdmin
ModernLadyX

I've also set the words admin administrator mod and moderator as banned usernames.

I've just blocked a bot called XRumerFan, and a website on It's profile said botmasternet DOT com :roll:

For a bot, that's really tragic! lol {yolkfolk}:rofl: